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Hello
Has anyone thought of using SMS to top up ones account, so instead of gong to the web browser to top with a voucher, you just send sms to a short code like 111 with the voucher number and caller id, etc
Any contributions.

for this you need to have route to one SS7 partition .

This is easy always you have mobile numbers host in any SS7 partition

Not entirely!!

There are two aspects to this.

1. Set up your own gsm gateway using gammu,kannel etc, and setup php handlers or kannel parser to get keywords and do relevant action like topup, callback etc.. In this setup, you may not necessarily have a premium SMS number, check with your local mob telco.
PLUS: You have full control over your application.Downtime limited by your SMS device.
MINUS:permutations and combinations of GSM modem/connectivity makes it complex. No chance of a premium shortcode number.

2. Get SMS from inbound providers to forward you keyword based SMS to your appropriate scripts.
PLUS: No setup hassles except script coding.
MINUS: Downtime dependent upon SMS provider.

Cheers!!

ashutosh
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